How To Install gkrellm-cpufreq on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gkrellm-cpufreq on Kali Linux.
What is gkrellm-cpufreq
gkrellm-cpufreq is:
gkrellm-cpufreq is an additional plugin for GKrellM that allows one to view and set the CPU clock frequency. It also displays the currently active CPU gouverner which has been set for cpufreq such as on-demand, performance and powersave. The plugin is very useful when using tiling window managers such as awesome together with GKrellM.
There are three methods to install gkrellm-cpufreq on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install gkrellm-cpufreq Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install gkrellm-cpufreq using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gkrellm-cpufreqInstall gkrellm-cpufreq Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install gkrellm-cpufreq using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gkrellm-cpufreqInstall gkrellm-cpufreq Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude updateAfter updating apt database, We can install gkrellm-cpufreq using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gkrellm-cpufreqHow To Uninstall gkrellm-cpufreq on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the gkrellm-cpufreq package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gkrellm-cpufreqUninstall gkrellm-cpufreq And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gkrellm-cpufreq and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gkrellm-cpufreqRemove gkrellm-cpufreq Configurations and Data
To remove gkrellm-cpufreq configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gkrellm-cpufreqRemove gkrellm-cpufreq configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gkrellm-cpufreq configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gkrellm-cpufreqDependencies
gkrellm-cpufreq have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gkrellm-cpufreq package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
